Historical Birthday
31 Jan 1550
Henry I Duke of Guise French Catholic leader born (d. 1588)
31 Jan 1612
Hendrik Casimir I count of Nassau-Dietzmayor of Frisia
31 Jan 1614
Nicolas Saboly French composer and poet born in Monteux (d. 1675)
31 Jan 1620
Georg F von Waldeck German commander-in-chief
31 Jan 1623
Francois de Laval Catholic saint 1st Roman Catholic bishop of Quebec born in Montigny-sur-Avre (d. 1708)
31 Jan 1673
Louis de Montfort French catholic priest and saint (d. 1716)
31 Jan 1686
Hans Egede Norwegian Lutheran missionary (d. 1758)
31 Jan 1734
Robert Morris merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)
31 Jan 1750
Gerrit J Pijman Dutch minister of War (1798-1800 1803-06)
31 Jan 1752
Gouverneur Morris American lawmaker and diplomat (d. 1816)
31 Jan 1759
Francois Devienne French composer born in Joinville France (d. 1803)
31 Jan 1778
Franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848)
31 Jan 1810
Daniel Ruggles Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1897)
31 Jan 1812
John Randolph Tucker American naval officer (Confederate Navy) born in Alexandria Virginia (d. 1883)
31 Jan 1813
Samuel Sarphati Amsterdam physicianpharmacistsocial activist
31 Jan 1817
Antony Winkler Prins Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia)
31 Jan 1818
William Raine Peck Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1871)
31 Jan 1820
William B. Washburn 28th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1887)
31 Jan 1830
James G. Blaine US Secretary of State (1881 and 1889-92) known as the Plumed Knight born in West Brownsville Pennsylvania (d. 1893)
31 Jan 1835
William Charles Lunalilo Monarch of Hawaii (d. 1874)
31 Jan 1857
George Jackson Churchward Great Western Railway Chief mechanical engineer. (d. 1933)
31 Jan 1863
F Henri Berz French existensialist philosopher (Revue the Synthesis)
31 Jan 1865
Henri Desgrange French cyclist and journalist founder of the Tour-de-France born in Paris France (d. 1940)
31 Jan 1865
Shastriji Maharaj Indian spiritual leader (d. 1951)
31 Jan 1866
Henry Forster cricketer (Oxford blue 1887-89 later Aust Gov-General)
31 Jan 1868
Theodore William Richards chemist (atomic weights Nobel-1914)
31 Jan 1869
Henri Carton de Wiart Belgian Countliterarypremier (1920-21)
31 Jan 1872
Zane Grey American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage)
31 Jan 1878
Willem J M van Eysinga Dutch international law jurist
31 Jan 1881
Irving Langmuir inventor (tungsten filament lampNobel 1932)
31 Jan 1882
Josephus RH van Schaik Dutch lawyervice-premier
31 Jan 1884
Nicholas Joy French actor (Gentlemans Agreement Desk Set Boss Lady) born in Paris France (d. 1964)
31 Jan 1884
Theodor Heuss 1st President of Germany (Bundesprsident) (d. 1963)
31 Jan 1886
Alfonso Lpez Pumarejo 16th President of Colombia (Liberal 1934-38 and 1942-46) and statesman (President of UN security council 1948) born in Honda Colombia (d. 1959)
31 Jan 1889
F R Foster cricketer (330 runs & 45 wickets for England)
31 Jan 1890
Adolf Bach German languagesociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde)
31 Jan 1892
Eddie Cantor American comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater) born in NYC New York
31 Jan 1894
Percy Helton American actor (Jail Busters Harbor of Missing Men) born in NYC New York (d. 1971)
31 Jan 1894
Isham Jones American musician bandleader and songwriter (Star Dust Ill See You in My Dreams) born in Coalton Ohio (d. 1956)
31 Jan 1896
Sofya Yanovskaya Russian mathematician (d. 1966)
31 Jan 1900
Betty Parsons American artist and art dealer born in NYC New York (d. 1982)
31 Jan 1901
Bla Arni Slovenian composer born near Mount Raduha Austria-Hungary (d. 1970)
31 Jan 1902
Alva Myrdal Uppsala Sweden diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize-1982)
31 Jan 1902
Jean C M Picart le Doux French carpet designer
31 Jan 1902
Tallulah Bankhead American stage and film actress (Lifeboat They Knew What They Wanted.) born in Huntsville Alabama (d. 1968)
31 Jan 1903
Gardner Cowles Iowa publisherfounder (Look Magazine)
31 Jan 1904
E van Ruller Dutch journalistARP-aldermanco-founder (Trouw)
31 Jan 1905
Anna Blaman [Johanna P Vrugt] Dutch writer (Wife & Friend)
31 Jan 1905
John OHara Pottstown Penn novelist (Appointment at Samarra)
31 Jan 1906
Benjamin Frankel British composer born in London England (d. 1973)
31 Jan 1906
R W Bonham founder (International Braille Chess Association)
31 Jan 1908
Ren Simone Mathieu French doubles tennis star (Wimbledon 1934)
31 Jan 1908
Atahualpa Yupanqui Argentine folk musician born in Pergamino Argentine (d. 1992)
31 Jan 1910
Herbert Ashworth CEO (Nationwide Building Society)
31 Jan 1911
A G Ogston president (Trinity College-Oxford)
31 Jan 1911
Eddie Byrne British actor (Star Wars Island of Terror) born in Birmingham England (d. 1981)
31 Jan 1913
Wayne Millner NFL end (BostonWashington Redskins)
31 Jan 1914
Carey Loftin American actor (The Deer Hunder The Goonies) born in Blountstown Florida (d. 1997)
31 Jan 1915
Bobby Hackett American jazz cornetist and orchestra leader (Air time 57) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1976)
31 Jan 1915
Garry Moore [Thomas Garrison Morfit] Balt host (Ive Got a Secret)
31 Jan 1916
Ciro D Crown premier of Dutch Antilles (1968-69)
31 Jan 1916
Frank Parker American tennis player (4-time Grand Slam winner) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1997)
31 Jan 1917
Erich Geiringer general practitioner campaigner
31 Jan 1917
Jos Maceda Filipino composer born in Manila Philippines (d. 2004)
31 Jan 1919
Robert Lowry Baron Lowry. Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
31 Jan 1920
Stewart L Udall St Johns Ariz US Secretary of Interior (1961-69)
31 Jan 1920
Bert Williams English footballer (Wolverhampton 30 caps) born in Bradley Staffordshire (d. 2014)
31 Jan 1921
Carol Channing American actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Hello Dolly) singer and comedian born in Seattle Washington (d. 2019)
31 Jan 1921
John Agar American actor (Sands of Iwo Jima Fort Apache) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2002)
31 Jan 1921
Mario Lanza [Alfredo Arnold Cocozza] Italian-American actor and singer (Great Caruso Toast of New Orleans) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
31 Jan 1922
William Sylvester American actor (2001 A Space Odyssey Gemini Man) born in Oakland California (d. 1995)
31 Jan 1922
Joanne Dru [LaCock] American actress (Red River All the Kings Men) born in Logan West Virginia (d. 1996)
31 Jan 1923
Eddie Ryder American actor (General Hospital Up Yours) born in NYC New York (d. 1997)
31 Jan 1925
Charles Aidman American TV narrator (New Twilight Zone) born in Frankfort Indiana
31 Jan 1925
Fred Catherwood British politician Vice President of the European Parliament 1989-1992 born in Castledawson County Londonderry (d. 2014)
31 Jan 1926
Prunella Briance founder (National Childbirth Trust)
31 Jan 1926
Tom Alston American baseball player (d. 1993)
31 Jan 1928
Chuck Willis American rock vocalist (C C Rider) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1958)
31 Jan 1928
Eric Ash rector (Imperial College of Science Technology & Medicine)
31 Jan 1928
Robert Clatworthy English sculptor born in Bridgwater Somerset
31 Jan 1928
S. Newman Darby American inventor of the sailboard born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
31 Jan 1929
Rudolf Mssbauer German physicist Nobel laureate
31 Jan 1929
Jean Simmons British actress (Thorn Birds Guys & Dolls)born in London England (d. 2010)
31 Jan 1930
Lynn Carlin [Mary Lynn Reynolds] American actress (Joan Hunter-James at 15 Faces) born in Los Angeles California
31 Jan 1930
Joakim Bonnier Swedish racecar driver (d. 1972)
31 Jan 1931
Bill Watson cricketer (NSW & Australian opening batsman mid-50s)
31 Jan 1931
Christopher Chataway British MPathlete (world record 5k)
31 Jan 1933
Bernardo Provenzano Mafia Boss (Cosa Nostra) born in Corleone Sicily (d.2016)
31 Jan 1934
Brian Bolus cricketer (England opening batsman early 60s)
31 Jan 1934
James Franciscus Clayton Mo actor (Mr Novak Longstreet Hunter)
31 Jan 1935
Oe Kenzaburo Japanese novelist (Catch Personal Matter)
31 Jan 1935
Kenzaburo Oe Japanese writer Nobel Prize for Literature 1994 born in se Japan
31 Jan 1937
Philip Glass minimal composer (Einstein on the Beach) born in Baltimore Maryland
31 Jan 1937
Steve Karmen jingle writer (I Love NY This Buds for You) born in The Bronx New York
31 Jan 1937
Suzanne Pleshette American actress (Birds Emily-Bob Newhart Show) born in NYC New York
31 Jan 1937
Andre Boucher Canadian politician mayor of Quebec City born in Sainte-Foy Quebec (d. 2007)
31 Jan 1938
Ajip Rosidi Indonesian poetwriter (Madjalah Sunda Pesta)
31 Jan 1938
Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard former Queen of the Netherlands (1980-2013) born in Soestdijk Palace Baarn Utrecht Netherlands
31 Jan 1938
James G Watt Colo US Secretary of Interior (1981-83)
31 Jan 1938
Daevid Allen [Christopher David] Australian musician and performance artist (Soft Machine Gong) born in Melbourne (d. 2015)
31 Jan 1939
Claude Gauthier Canadian singer and songwriter
31 Jan 1940
Stuart Margolin Davenport Iowa actor (Love American Style)
31 Jan 1941
Jessica Walter American actress (Play Misty For Me Arrested Development) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Jan 1941
Eugne TerreBlanche South African white supremacist and leader of the far-right Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging born in Ventersdorp Transvaal Province South Africa (d. 2010)
31 Jan 1941
Len Chappell American NBA forward (All Star 1964) born in Portage Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
31 Jan 1942
Derek Jarman actor and director (Angelic Conversation Edward II)
31 Jan 1944
Anton Korteweg Dutch poet (For the Good Order)
31 Jan 1944
Charley Musselwhite blues musician (Stand Back Louisiana Fog)
31 Jan 1944
John Inverarity cricketer (Australian batsman 1968-72)
31 Jan 1946
Glynn Turman American actor (Lew-Peyton Place Manimal Centennial) born in NYC New York
31 Jan 1946
Jonathan Banks actor (Armed & Dangerous Cold Steel) born in Washington D.C.
31 Jan 1946
Subroto Guha Indian cricketer (right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69) born in India
31 Jan 1946
Terry Kath American musician & songwriter (Chicago) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1976)
31 Jan 1947
Jim Nollman American theatre composer born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Jan 1948
Muneo Suzuki Japanese politician born in Hokkaido Japan
31 Jan 1949
Carol Hawkins English actress (Dialing for Dingbats) born in Chipping Barnet United Kingdom
31 Jan 1949
Johan Derksen Dutch footballer & sports journalist born in Heteren Netherlands
31 Jan 1949
Ken Wilber American philosopher & writer born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
31 Jan 1951
Harry Wayne Casey [K.C.] American musician (KC & Sunshine Band-Give It) born in Opa-locka Florida
31 Jan 1951
Phil Manzanera English musician & record producer (Roxy Music-Lets Stick Together) born in London United Kingdom
31 Jan 1951
Presiley Baxendale British QC born in London England
31 Jan 1951
Dave Benton Aruban-born musician born in Oranjestad Aruba
31 Jan 1951
Juan de Dios Castillo Mexican soccer coach (coach Honduras 2011 Copa Centroamericana) born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 2014)
31 Jan 1952
Rosanne Musgrave English headmistress (Blackheath HS)
31 Jan 1952
Nadya Rusheva Russian painter born in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia (d. 1969)
31 Jan 1954
Adrian Vandenberg Dutch rock guitarist (Whitesnake) born in the Hague Netherlands
31 Jan 1954
Faoud Bacchus West Indies cricketer (West Indian bat late 70s) born in Georgetown Guyana
31 Jan 1956
Johnny Rotten [John Lydon] English singer-songwriter & musician (Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen) born in Holloway United Kingdom
31 Jan 1956
Trevor Manuel South African politician born in Cape Town South Africa
31 Jan 1957
Shirley Babashoff American swimmer (Olympics-6 silver2 gold-72 76) born in Whittier California
31 Jan 1958
Rafael Santana Dominican baseball shortstop (NY Mets NY Yankees) born in La Romana Dominican Republic
31 Jan 1958
Tom Schuman American pianist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance) born in Buffalo New York
31 Jan 1959
Kelly Lynch American actress (Drugstore Cowboy) born in Golden Walley Minnesota
31 Jan 1959
Anthony LaPaglia Australian actor (Criminal Justice Without a Trace) born in Adelaide Australia
31 Jan 1959
Kelly Moore American stock car driver born in Scarborough Maine
31 Jan 1960
Elaine Roque American beach volleyballer (Olympics 1996) born in Santa Monica California
31 Jan 1734
Robert Morris merchant (signed US Declaration of Independence)
31 Jan 1858
Andr Antoine French actor and stage manager (founded Thtre-Libre) born in Limoges France (d. 1943)
31 Jan 1863
Henri Berr French philosopher (Revue de synthse) born in Lunville France (d. 1954)
31 Jan 1877
Max Ettlinger German philosopher born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1929)
31 Jan 1908
Simonne Mathieu French tennis player (French Cships 1938-39 11 Grand Slam doubles titles) born in Neuilly-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine France (d. 1980)
31 Jan 1925
Micheline Lannoy Belgian figure skating pairs (Olympic gold 1948) born in Brussels Belgium
31 Jan 1945
Brenda Hale Baroness Hale of Richmond British judge 1st woman to head UK Supreme Court born in Leeds England
31 Jan 1550
Henry I Duke of Guise French Catholic leader (d. 1588)
31 Jan 1734
Robert Morris English-born merchant and American founding father (signed US Declaration of Independence) born in Liverpool Enhland (d. 1784)
31 Jan 1901
Jan Dieters Dutch politician and resistance fighter who was the head of the Communist Party of the Netherlands born in Slochteren (d. 1943)
31 Jan 1905
Anna Blaman [Johanna P Vrugt] Dutch writer (Wife & Friend)
31 Jan 1914
Carey Loftin American actor (Duel The French Connection) born in Blountstown Florida (d. 1997)
31 Jan 1915
Garry Moore [Thomas Garrison Morfit] Balt host (Ive Got a Secret)
31 Jan 1920
Stewart L. Udall US Secretary of Interior (1961-69) born in St Johns Arizona
31 Jan 1929
Jean Simmons British actress (Thorn Birds Guys & Dolls) born in London England (d. 2010)
31 Jan 1934
Brian Bolus English cricket batsman (7 Tests 41.33 Yorkshire Nottinghamshire Derbyshire) born in Leeds England (d. 2020)
31 Jan 1934
James Franciscus American actor (Beneath the Planet of the Apes Mr Novak Longstreet) born in Clayton Missouri (d. 1991)
31 Jan 1935
Kenzaburo Oe Japanese novelist (Catch Personal Matter) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994 born in se Japan
31 Jan 1936
Marvin Junior American singer (the Dells - Oh What a Nite) born in Harold Arkansas (d. 2013)
31 Jan 1937
Philip Glass American minimalist composer (Einstein On The Beach Koyaanisqatsi) born in Baltimore Maryland
31 Jan 1937
Steve Karmen American jingle writer (I Love NY This Buds for You) born in The Bronx New York
31 Jan 1937
Andre Boucher Canadian politician (mayor of Quebec City) born in Sainte-Foy Quebec (d. 2007)
31 Jan 1945
Noah Creshevsky American electroacoustic composer born in Rochester New York (d. 2020)
31 Jan 1951
Juan de Dios Castillo Mexican soccer coach (Honduras Copa Centroamericana 2011) born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 2014)
31 Jan 1784
Carl Wilhelm Henning German composer and conductor born in ls (d. 1867)
31 Jan 1865
Tikhon of Moscow [Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin] 11th Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia born in Toropets District Pskov Russian Empire (d. 1925)
31 Jan 1894
Isham Jones American musician bandleader (Star Dust) and songwriter (It Had To Be You Ill See You in My Dreams) born in Coalton Ohio (d. 1956)
31 Jan 1898
Fred Rich Polish-American jazz pianist and dance band leader (Im Tickled Pink with a Blue-Eyed Baby The Abbott and Costello Show) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1956)
31 Jan 1906
Roosevelt Sykes American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer (The Honeydripper) born in Elmar Arkansas (d. 1983)
31 Jan 1907
Benny Morton American jazz trombonist (Teddy Wilson Sextet) born in New York City (d. 1985)
31 Jan 1907
Emanuel Sayles American jazz banjo player (Preservation Hall Jazz Band) born in Donaldsonville Louisiana (d. 1986)
31 Jan 1908
Atahualpa Yupanqui Argentine folk musician born in Pergamino Argentina (d. 1992)
31 Jan 1913
Hctor Iglesias Villoud Argentine composer born in San Nicol Argentina (d. 1988)
31 Jan 1915
Bobby Hackett American jazz cornetist and trumpeter (Glenn Miller Benny Goodman Jackie Gleason) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1976)
31 Jan 1915
Alan Lomax American ethno-musicologist and folklorist born in Austin Texas (d. 2002)
31 Jan 1920
Bert Williams MBE English soccer goalkeeper (24 caps Wolverhampton Wanderers 381 games) born in Bradley Staffordshire (d. 2014)
31 Jan 1921
Carol Channing American actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Hello Dolly) singer and comedian born in Seattle Washington (d. 2019)
31 Jan 1921
Mario Lanza [Alfredo Arnold Cocozza] Italian-American actor and singer (Great Caruso Toast of New Orleans) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
31 Jan 1930
Al De Lory American session pianist arranger and record producer (Glen Campbell) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)
31 Jan 1930
Art Michalik American football linebacker guard (All-Pro 1953 Pro Bowl 1953 San Francisco 49ers Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2021)
31 Jan 1932
Rick Hall American record producer songwriter and creator of the Muscle Shoals sound (FAME Studio) born in Forest Grove Mississippi (d. 2018)
31 Jan 1932
[Anna] Ottilie Patterson Irish blues and jazz singer (Chris Barber Jazz Band) born in Comber Northern Ireland (d. 2011)
31 Jan 1934
Ron Weatherburn British jazz pianist born in the Borough of Barking and Dagenham England (d. 1995)
31 Jan 1935
Bojidar Dimov Bulgarian pianist and composer ( Die Hochzeit von Susa) born in Lom Bulgaria (d. 2003)
31 Jan 1936
Marvin Junior American R&B baritone singer (The Dells - Oh What a Nite) born in Harold Arkansas (d. 2013)
31 Jan 1939
Claude Gauthier Canadian folk singer-songwriter and actor born in Lac-Saguay Quebec
31 Jan 1941
Len Chappell American basketball forward (NBA All Star 1964 NY Knicks All-American 1962 Wake Forest Uni) born in Portage Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
31 Jan 1941
Jerry Scheff American session and touring bassist (Elvis Presley 1969 to 1977) born in Denver Colorado
31 Jan 1942
Gerald Chanberlain American jazz trombonist (Woody Hermans Thundering Herd) born in Refugio Texas (d. 2007)
31 Jan 1944
Charlie Musselwhite American blues harmonica player (Stand Back Get Up) born in Kosciusko Mississippi
31 Jan 1946
Terry Kath American rock guitarist & songwriter (Chicago) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1976)
31 Jan 1947
Earl Okin British jazz guitarist songwriter and comic (Musical Genius and Sex Symbol) born in Carshalton Surrey England
31 Jan 1951
KC [Harry Wayne Casey] American disco and funk singer-songwriter and producer (KC & the Sunshine Band - Thats the Way (I Like It) Get Down Tonight) born in Opa-locka Florida
31 Jan 1951
Phil Manzanera English rock guitarist and record producer (Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug Avalon) born in London United Kingdom
31 Jan 1951
Juan de Dios Castillo Mexican footballer and soccer coach (Honduras Copa Centroamericana 2011) born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 2014)
31 Jan 1953
Big Time Sarah [Streeter] American blues singer born in Coldwater Mississippi (d. 2015)
31 Jan 1517
Gioseffo Zarlino Italian composer and musical theorist born in Chioggia (d. 1590)
31 Jan 1601
Pieter de Bloot Dutch landscape painter born in Rotterdam (d. 1658)
31 Jan 1607
James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby English aristocrat who fought on the Royalist side during English Civil War born at Knowsley Hall Merseyside (d. 1651)
31 Jan 1612
Henry Casimir I Dutch count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadholder of Freisland born in Arnhem (d. 1640)
31 Jan 1620
Georg Friedrich of Waldeck Dutch-German prince and Field Marshall (commanded Dutch States Army and German forces) born in Arolsen County of Waldeck (d. 1692)
31 Jan 1633
Nathaniel Crew English influential bishop (Bishop of Oxford and Durham) born in Steane England (d. 1721)
31 Jan 1734
Julien-Amable Mathieu French composer (d. 1811)
31 Jan 1750
Gerrit J Pijman Dutch minister of War (1798-1800 1803-06) (d. 1939) (d. 1839)
31 Jan 1778
Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky Bohemian and Austrian statesman (Minister-President of Austria 1848) born in Prague (d. 1861)
31 Jan 1798
Carl Gottlieb Reissiger German composer and Kapellmeister (Dresden) born in Belzig (d. 1859)
31 Jan 1802
Jan van Speyk Dutch naval hero (blew up own gunboat to avoid capture during Belgian Revolution) born in Amsterdam (d. 1831)
31 Jan 1804
Jozsef Bajza Hungarian poet and critic born in Szcsi (d. 1858)
31 Jan 1813
Samuel Sarphati Amsterdam physician pharmacist and social activist in Amsterdam born in Amsterdam (d. 1866)
31 Jan 1817
Antony Winkler Prins Dutch writer (Groiler Encyclopaedia) born in Voorst (d. 1908)
31 Jan 1836
Henryk Szulc Polish composer born in Poland (d. 1903)
31 Jan 1857
George Jackson Churchward British mechanical engineer (Chief of Great Western Railway Chief 1902-22) born Stoke Gabriel Devon England (d. 1933)
31 Jan 1866
Emil Strauss German writer (Naked Man) (d. 1960)
31 Jan 1866
Henry Forster British politician (Governor-General of Australia 1920-25) and cricketer (Oxford blue 1887-89) born in Catford England (d. 1936)
31 Jan 1868
Theodore W. Richards American chemist (1st American to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for atomic weights 1914 awarded 1915) born in Germantown Pennsylvania (d. 1915)
31 Jan 1869
Henri Carton de Wiart Belgian count and politician (Prime Minister of Belgian 1920-21) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1951)
31 Jan 1872
Zane Grey American western novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage) born in Zanesville Ohio (d. 1939)
31 Jan 1878
Willem van Eysinga Dutch jurist and diplomat (Paris Peace Conference) born in Noordwijkerhout Netherlands (d. 1961)
31 Jan 1881
Irving Langmuir American chemist and engineer (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1932 invented gas-filled incandescent lamp) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1957)
31 Jan 1881
Joseph Augustine Cushman American palaentologist born in Bridgewater Massachusetts (d. 1949)
31 Jan 1882
Josef van Schaik Dutch politician and lawyer (Vice-Premier of the Netherlands) (d. 1962)
31 Jan 1889
Frank Foster English cricketer (330 runs & 45 wickets for England) born in Birmingham England (d. 1958)
31 Jan 1890
Adolf Bach German language professor and sociologist (Deutsche Namenkunde) (d. 1972)
31 Jan 1891
Max Drischner German organist harpsichordist kantor and composer born in Prieborn Silesia (d. 1971)
31 Jan 1892
Eddie Cantor American comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater) born in NYC New York (d. 1964)
31 Jan 1893
Freya Stark English explorer and travel writer (The Southern Gates of Arabia) born in Paris France (d. 1993)
31 Jan 1894
Isham Jones American musician bandleader (Star Dust) and songwriter (It Had To Be You Ill See You in My Dreams) born in Coalton Ohio (d. 1956) [1]
31 Jan 1901
Marie Luise Kaschnitz German writer born in Karlsruhe Germany (d. 1974)
31 Jan 1902
Alva Myrdal Swedish sociologist diplomat and leader of the disarmament movement (Nobel Peace Prize 1982) born in Uppsala Sweden (d. 1986)
31 Jan 1902
Jean Picart le Doux French artist and tapestry designer (d. 1982)
31 Jan 1902
Julian Steward American anthropologist (cultural ecology) born in Washington D. C. (d. 1972)
31 Jan 1902
Salvador Araneta Filipino lawyer educator businessman and philanthropist born in Manila Philippines (d. 1982)
31 Jan 1902
Tallulah Bankhead American stage and film actress (Lifeboat They Knew What They Wanted Batman -Black Widow) born in Huntsville Alabama (d. 1968)
31 Jan 1903
Gardner Cowles Jr. American publisher (Look Magazine)t born in Algona Iowa (d. 1985)
31 Jan 1904
Leon Junschlaeger Dutch sailor soldier and head of military intelligence in Dutch Indonesia born in Maastricht Netherlands (d. 1956)
31 Jan 1905
Anna Blaman [Johanna P Vrugt] Dutch writer (Wife & Friend) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1960)
31 Jan 1905
John OHara American short story writer and novelist (Appointment in Samarra Pal Joey BUtterfield-8) born in Pottsville Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
31 Jan 1909
Miron Grindea Romanian-born literary editor (ADAM International Review) born in Trgu Ocna Moldavia (d. 1995)
31 Jan 1910
Herbert Ashworth English building society industry leader (Nationwide Building Society) (d. 2000)
31 Jan 1911
Christina Foyle English book seller (Foyles) born in London England (d. 1999) [1]
31 Jan 1913
Wayne Millner American NFL Hall of Fame football end 1936-45 (BostonWashington Redskins) and US Navy WWII veteran born in Roxbury Massachusetts (d. 1976)
31 Jan 1914
Sri Daya Mata [Rachel Faye Wright] Hindu religious figure (Self-Realization Fellowship ) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2010) [1]
31 Jan 1915
Alan Lomax American ethno-musicologist and folklorist (Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song) born in Austin Texas (d. 2002)
31 Jan 1915
Bobby Hackett American jazz cornetist trumpeter (Glenn Miller Benny Goodman Jackie Gleason) and orchestra leader (Air Time 57) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1976)
31 Jan 1915
Garry Moore [Thomas Garrison Morfit] American radio and TV variety and game show host (Ive Got a Secret) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1993)
31 Jan 1915
William Crosbie Scottish artist born in Hankow China (d. 1999)
31 Jan 1916
Ciro Kroon Curaao politician (Premier of Dutch Antilles 1968-69) born in Curaao (d. 2001)
31 Jan 1917
Erich Geiringer New Zealand general practitioner campaigner (founder of the New Zealand Medical Association) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1995)
31 Jan 1917
Jos Maceda Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist born in Manila Philippines (d. 2004)
31 Jan 1924
Tengiz Abuladze Soviet Georgian filmmaker (Repentence) born in Kutaisi Georgian SSR USSR (d. 1994)
31 Jan 1925
Benjamin Hooks American lawyer Baptist minister and civil rights leader (NAACP executive director 1977-92) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2010)
31 Jan 1928
Chuck Willis American rock vocalist (C.C. Rider) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1958)
31 Jan 1933
Bernardo Provenzano Mafia Boss (Cosa Nostra) born in Corleone Sicily (d. 2016)
31 Jan 1933
Joseph D. Early American politician (Rep-D-MA 1975-93) born in Worcester Massachusetts (d. 2012)
31 Jan 1935
Bojidar Dimov Bulgarian pianist and composer (Die Hochzeit von Susa) born in Lom Bulgaria (d. 2003)
31 Jan 1939
Johnny Egan American basketball point guard (Detroit Pistons NY Knicks Baltimore Bullets LA Lakers SDHouston Rockets) and coach (Houston Rockets 1973-76) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 2022)
31 Jan 1940
Stuart Margolin American Emmy Award-winning actor (The Rockford Files - Angel Love American Style) and director born in Davenport Iowa (d. 2022) [1]
31 Jan 1941
Richard Gephardt American politician (Rep-D-MO 1977-2005) born in St. Louis Missouri
31 Jan 1946
Terry Kath American rock guitarist songwriter and vocalist (Chicago - Make Me Smile) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1978)
31 Jan 1952
Rosanne Musgrave English headmistress (Blackheath HS 1989-2000)
31 Jan 1952
Thomas Lawrence Toscano American conductor (Opera OGGI NY) composer and broadcaster born in The Bronx New York City
31 Jan 1512
King Henry of Portugal (1578-80) born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1580)
31 Jan 1573
Ambrosius Metzger German composerMeistersinger lyriciat and teacher born in Nremberg (d. 1632)
31 Jan 1614
Nicolas Saboly French composer and poet born in Monteux France (d. 1675)
31 Jan 1686
Hans Egede Norwegian Lutheran missionary (missions to Greenland) born in Harstad Norway (d. 1758)
31 Jan 1734
Julien-Amable Mathieu French composer born in Versailles France (d. 1811)
31 Jan 1750
Gerrit Jan Pijman Dutch minister of War (1798-1800 1803-06) (d. 1839)
31 Jan 1810
Daniel Ruggles American Brigadier General (Confederate Army - Battle of Shiloh) born in Barre Massachusetts (d. 1897)
31 Jan 1818
William Raine Peck American planter politician and solder (Confederate Army Louisiana Tigers) born in Jefferson County Tennessee (d. 1871)
31 Jan 1820
William B. Washburn American politician (28th Governor of Massachusetts and Senator) born in Winchendon Massachusetts (d. 1887)
31 Jan 1852
Alfredo Napoleo dos Santos Portuguese pianist and composer born in Porto Portugal (d. 1917)
31 Jan 1857
George Jackson Churchward British engineer who was chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway (1902-22) born in Stoke Gabriel Devon England (d. 1933)
31 Jan 1889
Frank Foster English cricket all-rounder (11 Tests 3 x 50 45 wickets BB 691 Warwickshire CCC) born in Birmingham England (d. 1958)
31 Jan 1892
Eddie Cantor American comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater) born in New York City (d. 1964)
31 Jan 1894
Percy Helton American actor (Jail Busters Harbor of Missing Men) born in New York City (d. 1971)
31 Jan 1898
Fred Rich Polish-American jazz pianist and dance band bandleader (Im Tickled Pink with a Blue-Eyed Baby The Abbott and Costello Show) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1956)
31 Jan 1900
Betty Parsons American artist and art dealer born in New York City (d. 1982)
31 Jan 1901
Bla Arni Slovenian composer (Ples arovnic (The Dance of the Witches)) and pedagogue born in Lue Lower Styria Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) (d. 1970)
31 Jan 1905
Eva Hart British Titanic passenger one of last living survivors born in Ilford Essex England (d. 1996)
31 Jan 1913
Hctor Iglesias Villoud Argentine composer born in San Nicols Argentina (d. 1988)
31 Jan 1914
Sri Daya Mata [Rachel Faye Wright] Hindu religious figure (Self-Realization Fellowship) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2010) [1]
31 Jan 1917
Jos Maceda Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist born in Manila Philippines (d. 2004)
31 Jan 1920
Robert Hersant French newspaper baron born in Vertou France (d. 1996)
31 Jan 1920
Stewart Udall American politician (US Secretary of Interior 1961-69) born in St Johns Arizona (d. 2010)
31 Jan 1921
E. Fay Jones American architect (Thorncrown Chapel) born in Pine Bluff Arkansas (d. 2004)
31 Jan 1923
Eddie Ryder American actor (General Hospital Up Yours) born in New York City (d. 1997)
31 Jan 1924
Tengiz Abuladze Soviet Georgian filmmaker (Repentance) born in Kutaisi Georgian SSR USSR (d. 1994)
31 Jan 1925
Charles Aidman American actor and TV narrator (New Twilight Zone) born in Frankfort Indiana (d. 1993)
31 Jan 1925
Fred Catherwood British politician (Vice President of the European Parliament 1989-1992) born in Castledawson County Londonderry (d. 2014)
31 Jan 1926
Prunella Briance English charity founder (National Childbirth Trust) born in London England (d. 2017)
31 Jan 1928
Eric Ash British engineer and university rector (Imperial College London) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2021)
31 Jan 1928
Robert Clatworthy English sculptor born in Bridgwater Somerset (d. 2015)
31 Jan 1929
Rudolf Mssbauer German physicist (1961 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovery of recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence) born in Munich Germany (d. 2011)
31 Jan 1931
Christopher Chataway British MPathlete (world record 5k) born in Chelsea London (d. 2014)
31 Jan 1934
Bob Turner Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Stanley Cup 1956 57 58 59 60 Montreal Canadiens 6 x NHL All Star) born in Regina Saskatchewan (d. 2005)
31 Jan 1937
Suzanne Pleshette American actress (The Birds The Bob Newhart Show - Emily) born in New York City (d. 2008)
31 Jan 1941
Len Chappell American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1964 NY Knicks All-American 1962 Wake Forest Uni) born in Portage Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
31 Jan 1946
Glynn Turman American actor (Lew-Peyton Place Manimal Centennial) born in New York City
31 Jan 1949
Johan Derksen Dutch footballer and sports journalist born in Heteren Netherlands
31 Jan 1949
Ken Wilber American philosopher and writer born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
31 Jan 1951
Juan de Dios Castillo Mexican soccer coach (Copa Centroamericana 2011 Honduras El Salvador) born in Mexico City (d. 2014)
31 Jan 1512
Henry of Portugal Portuguese Catholic clergyman (Archbishop of Lisbon 1545-70) and ruler (King of Portugal 1578-80) born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1580)
31 Jan 1597
John Francis Regis French priest and Roman Catholic saint born in Fontcouverte France (d. 1640)
31 Jan 1673
Louis de Montfort French catholic priest and saint who preached Mariology (Secret of the Rosary True Devotion to Mary) born in Montfort-sur-Meu France (d. 1716)
31 Jan 1750
Gerrit Jan Pijman Dutch Minister of War during the Batavian Republic (1798-1800 1803-06) born in Deventer (d. 1839)
31 Jan 1752
Gouverneur Morris American lawmaker diplomat and US Founding Father who drafted final version of the US Constitution born in The Bronx Province of New York (d. 1816) [1]
31 Jan 1759
Franois Devienne French composer born in Joinville France (d. 1803)
31 Jan 1817
Anthony Winkler Prins Dutch writer encyclopedist (Winker Prins Encyclopedia) and Mennote preacher born in Voorst Netherlands (d. 1908)
31 Jan 1835
William Charles Lunalilo 6th Monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1873-74) born at Pohukaina Honolulu (d. 1874)
31 Jan 1865
Shastriji Maharaj Indian spiritual leader of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya born in Mahelav Gujarat (d. 1951)
31 Jan 1866
Emil Strauss German writer (Naked Man) born in Pforzheim (d. 1960)
31 Jan 1882
Josef van Schaik Dutch politician and lawyer (Vice-Premier of the Netherlands) born in Breda Netherlands (d. 1962)
31 Jan 1884
Theodor Heuss Gemran politician 1st President of West Germany (1949-59) born in Brackenheim Germany (d. 1963)
31 Jan 1896
Sofya Yanovskaya Russian mathematician and historian published mathematical works of Karl Marx born in Pruzhany Russia (d. 1966)
31 Jan 1901
Jan Dieters Dutch politician resistance fighter and a leading member of Communist Party of the Netherlands born in Slochteren Netherlands (d. 1943)
31 Jan 1902
Jean Picart le Doux French artist and tapestry designer born in Paris (d. 1982)
31 Jan 1915
Alan Lomax American ethnomusicologist and folklorist (Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song) born in Austin Texas (d. 2002)
31 Jan 1916
Violet Cane British pioneering female statistician born in London (d. 2008)
31 Jan 1920
Bert Williams English soccer goalkeeper (24 caps Wolverhampton Wanderers 381 games) born in Bradley Staffordshire (d. 2014)
31 Jan 1931
Bill Watson Australian cricketer (NSW & Australian opening batsman mid-1950s) born in Randwick New South Wales Australia (d. 2018)
31 Jan 1931
Nicholas Gordon-Lennox British diplomat (Ambassador to Spain 1984-88) born in the UK (d. 2004)
31 Jan 1932
Pieter Brattinga Dutch graphic artist born in Hilversum Netherlands (d. 2004)
31 Jan 1937
Regimantas Adomaitis Lithuanian actor known for Amphibian Man born in iauliai Lithuania (d. 2022)
31 Jan 1938
Ajip Rosidi Indonesian poet and writer (Madjalah Sunda Pesta) born in Majalengka Dutch East Indies (d. 2020)
31 Jan 1938
James G. Watt American lawyer and US Secretary of the Interior (1981-83) born in Lusk Wyoming (d. 2023)
31 Jan 1938
Lynn Carlin [Mary Lynn Reynolds] American actress (James at 15 - Joan Hunter Faces) born in Los Angeles California
31 Jan 1941
George S. Mickelson American politician Governor of South Dakota (1987-93) born in Mobridge South Dakota (d. 1993)
31 Jan 1941
Jerry Scheff American session and touring bassist (Elvis Presley 1969-77) born in Denver Colorado
31 Jan 1942
Daniela Bianchi Italian actress known for From Russia With Love born in Rome Italy
31 Jan 1942
Derek Jarman English actor and director (Angelic Conversation Edward II) born in Northwood England (d 1994)
31 Jan 1512
Henry King of Portugal (1578-80) inquisitor and Archbishop of Lisbon (1545-70) born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1580)
31 Jan 1624
Arnold Geulincx Flemish philosopher (About Virtue) born in Antwerp Dutch Republic (d. 1669)
31 Jan 1873
Melitta Bentz German entrepreneur and inventor of the coffee filter (Melitta coffee) born in Dresden Germany (d. 1950)
31 Jan 1884
Theodor Heuss Gemran politician 1st President of West Germany (1949-59) born in Brackenheim Germany (d. 1963)
31 Jan 1890
Adolf Bach German linguist known for his study of the German dialect and onomastics (Deutsche Namenkunde German Onomastics) born in Bad Ems German Empire (d. 1972) [1]
31 Jan 1890
Vincent Willem van Gogh Dutch art collector philanthropist and son of Theo van Gogh founder of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam born in Paris France (d. 1978)
31 Jan 1896
Charlie Robertson American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1922 Chicago White Sox) born in Dexter Texas (d. 1984)
31 Jan 1910
Herbert Ashworth English building society industry leader (Nationwide Building Society) born in England (d. 2000)
31 Jan 1924
William Bryant American character actor (King Dinosaur Hell Squad) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2001)
31 Jan 1925
Micheline Lannoy Belgian-Canadian figure skater (Olympic gold - pairs 1948) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2023)
31 Jan 1935
Kenzabur e Japanese novelist (The Catch A Personal Matter The Silent Cry) who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994 born in se Japan (d. 2023) [1]
31 Jan 1936
Drummond Rennie British-American nephrologist and deputy editor (New England Journal of Medicine 1977-81 Journal of the American Medical Association 1983-2013) born in Yorkshire England (d. 2025) [1]
31 Jan 1941
Jessica Walter American actress (Play Misty For Me Arrested Development) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2021)
31 Jan 1947
Jonathan Banks American actor (Breaking Bad Better Call Saul Cold Steel) born in Washington D.C.
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